Vancouver may have been an epicentre of Canada's "third-wave" coffee movement, but these days the city is experiencing another kind of coffee movement, the "Calgary wave."
With YYC's Deville Coffee already poised to make a major mark in YVR with four downtown locations (of which two are already open), Analog Coffee is moving west into B.C. and will be making its Vancouver debut in Yaletown.
Signage has gone up at 338 Helmcken St for Analog Coffee in a space previously belonging to an outpost of the Blenz chain.
Analog has been in the coffee game for over a decade. "The first Analog was opened in 2011 at the Calgary Farmers Market, followed by the 17th Ave location right in heart of the city’s beltline in 2012," explains the company's website.
With six Analog Coffee locations in Calgary established, the brand is also set to add one more in its hometown before they start pouring in British Columbia. A Kelowna location is in the works, according to Analog's website, which does not yet list the Vancouver shop.
When it comes to what they're brewing up, Analog says: "We go to incredible, almost ridiculous lengths to make sure every cup of Analog coffee expresses the natural flavour of the bean." To that end, the company works with growers around the world to source beans and roasts them to ensure not to mask the flavour inherent to the bean - so coffee terroir.
We don't yet know what Analog has planned for Vancouver (an email to their HQ about the new location did not receive a reply) or an exact opening date, though the shop signage on Helmcken points to a fall 2022 opening. In the meantime, follow @analogcoffee.ca on Instagram to learn more about the brand.
Yaletown has had a few exciting openings of late, including the arrival of Vancouver's Faubourg French bakery cafe to the neighbourhood and Montreal's omakase sushi spot Okeya Kyujiro. Additionally, Taiwanese import Hazukido, with its French-Japanese croissants, is on its way.